Word Meaning 画蛇添足

がだてんそく gadatensoku

画蛇添足 is read as がだてんそく (gadatensoku) and means making an unnecessary addition (to).

Meaning

English

  1. making an unnecessary addition (to)
  2. gilding the lily

Reading

Kana

がだてんそく

Romaji

gadatensoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo Rank 117251 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛇足

だそく

redundancy

画伯

がはく

master painter

画廊

がろう

art gallery (esp. artworks for sale)

画策

かくさく

scheming

画壇

がだん

artists' world

画一主義

かくいつしゅぎ

standardization

画派

がは

school of painting

画展

がてん

exhibition of pictures

画像認証

がぞうにんしょう

verification by image (e.g. CAPTCHA)

画素

がそ

pixel

画像要素

がぞうようそ

picture element